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Did she just die of old age? Lead[-] Posts: 4021 44 minutes ago I started out with 17 hens over 12 years ago (12 years 2 mos). They slowly died off of various things. Ever since May, Kiwi was the last one left. She's an easter egger. I was afraid she'd be lonely, but fortunately, she...

There's no way of knowing what's causing it..........could be from a heart-failure type thing or a liver problem, cancer, etc. I had a hen who had this and I would drain her about ever 3-4 months over about 7 years! I watched the avian vet do it the first time, and was just very careful. I...

Sometimes after an attack, they are just shocked and stunned for awhile. Hopefully, she'll recover fully. But don't be surprised if she is traumatized for quite awhile. Are you able to protect your chickens from another fox attack? The fox knows where they are now. Good luck!

Sorry for your loss. :( If it happens again in another hen, you might try using a piece of a preparation H suppository, to help decrease the swelling in that area.

A friend of mine found this guy wandering about in the woods. I could use a little help identifying it's breed and a guestimation on it's age (if that's possible). Thanks!

A friend of mine in another state was in the woods/field one day while helping her husband farm, and happened upon a rooster (in the middle of nowhere). I have chickens (no roosters), so I'm not familiar with identifying roosters, but her's looks something like an English Game bird, or a...

Sometimes chickens can get a little something caught in their throats and it swells a little and they can sound this way. Hopefully it will go away soon.

Thanks ChickenCanoe and MrsBrooke.

It's very sad. I don't euthanize my sick/old chickens. I just keep them comfortable. My 2 out of the original 17 hens have lived to be almost 12 years old. Last year, one of them developed a limp. I took her to an avian vet and they took xrays, and they weren't sure, but it looked like a...

What does her abdomen feel like? What does her vent look like? It sounds like something is amiss with her egg-laying. Might be good for you to separate her in a crate, so you can see if she eats and poops.

Thanks so much shorttimer. Your words were a good reminder for me that the one left behind might still sense a loss. I will spend more time with her. I've grieved each time every one of the other 15 died. Thanks again!

I got my 17 chickens 12 years ago this coming June. Through various accidents and illnesses, I lost 15 of them over the years. Now I'm down to 2. But one of them is getting sick. She has had a bad limp for a year, but was doing fine in spite of it. When I took her to the exotic vet's office...

Are you sure it's her abdomen and not her crop?

Sorry for your loss. Sometimes they just die, and we never know why. I've had several do that. They were totally healthy appearing, then dead in the morning. I've usually decided they broke their necks, falling/jumping of the roost.

I eventually want to do this. I started out with 17 chickens 11+ years ago and am down to 2. I have saved feathers all along. I would like to put 17 feathers, fanned out in a frame/shadow box. Have any of you ever done that? Any pointers/tips? Thanks.